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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2024
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroki Tokunaga, Kanagawa, JP;

Misaki Shiozawa, Chiba, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/22 (2006.01); B65H 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/228 (2013.01); B65H 7/16 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4461 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sheet feeding apparatus includes a support portion; a feed unit; an air blowing unit including an air blowing portion, a first air outlet, and a second air outlet; and a control unit, wherein the first air outlet is disposed to blow the air in a case where the sheet is a first sheet or a second sheet shorter than the first sheet, wherein the second air outlet is disposed to blow the air in a case where the sheet is the first sheet, and wherein in a case where the sheet is the first sheet, the control unit controls the amount of fan airflow to a first airflow, whereas in a case where the sheet is the second sheet, the control unit controls the amount of the fan airflow to a second airflow larger than the first airflow.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Tokunaga, Hiroki. (2026). Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12698171). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12698171

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